akuryou13 · May 05, 2005, 02:52 PM // 14:52

I know it didn't work BEFORE full release as the load times would be too long, but what about now? can I still do PvP even though I'm on dial-up without having to lag out or load for hours?

Argent · May 05, 2005, 02:53 PM // 14:53

The website says u can do anything w/ dialup.

akuryou13 · May 05, 2005, 02:56 PM // 14:56

yes, but it even though it may be POSSIBLE to play PvP on dial-up, it still may lag or what-not.

Ranja123 · May 05, 2005, 03:44 PM // 15:44

It seems to me that is like asking if your 12 dollar Wal-Mart boxing gloves are good enough to beat the likes of Mike Tyson (watch the ear!)...

Why would you even consider playing PvP over dial-up? (I know some don't have a choice...).

Just seems like Pixilar suicide :P (Is that a word???)

Soul Monarch · May 05, 2005, 03:56 PM // 15:56

I played PvP on dial-up during a few BWE's and I was quite good at it.

The only challenge is occasionally loading into the area AFTER your teammates, but that's really only a problem in Arena, not GvG or Hall of Heros. As to lag on dial-up: I never once had any. The game is fully capable of transmitting everything it needs to at dial-up speeds.

akuryou13 · May 05, 2005, 06:14 PM // 18:14

I kinda figured it would work, thanks for confirming.

*laughs at ranja*

davidmor · May 05, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02

I play PvP and PvE on dialup and it plays great. I haven't seen any lag in PvP, and only an occasional little stutter in PvE in the heavily populated areas. With the full retail version, all the files are on your machine so it doesn't have to download them. I arrive at the same time as my teammates, and once in a while I am actually there before them. This game is amazingly 56K friendly and I usually connect at roughly 42K! I especially like the idea that updates are streamed in the background so I never have to wait for the game to update <ahem Steam!> before I play.

akuryou13 · May 05, 2005, 07:04 PM // 19:04

I'm on 28.8K, and everything works extremely smoothly for me, I was just curious if the same was true for PvP

butcherboy · May 05, 2005, 07:45 PM // 19:45

I forget that it is an online game for a while while playing and the PvP interm-sear quests never seem to lag for me.

akuryou13 · May 06, 2005, 02:53 PM // 14:53

I played PvP yesterday, and it ran just fine. I'm on 28.8 and I had no lag, just as if I was playing the normal game. WOO!

Zeta · May 06, 2005, 03:27 PM // 15:27

i have not tried the PvP portion yet, but the PvE runs pretty good on my comp. i'm at about 28.8k and i have only experienced a few little hiccups while playing but nothing to distract from the overall gameplay.

May 05, 2005, 02:52 PM // 14:52	#1
akuryou13 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Brink of Insanity	PvP on Dial-up I know it didn't work BEFORE full release as the load times would be too long, but what about now? can I still do PvP even though I'm on dial-up without having to lag out or load for hours?

May 05, 2005, 02:53 PM // 14:53	#2
Argent Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005	The website says u can do anything w/ dialup.

May 05, 2005, 02:56 PM // 14:56	#3
akuryou13 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Brink of Insanity	yes, but it even though it may be POSSIBLE to play PvP on dial-up, it still may lag or what-not.

May 05, 2005, 03:44 PM // 15:44	#4
Ranja123 Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005	It seems to me that is like asking if your 12 dollar Wal-Mart boxing gloves are good enough to beat the likes of Mike Tyson (watch the ear!)... Why would you even consider playing PvP over dial-up? (I know some don't have a choice...). Just seems like Pixilar suicide :P (Is that a word???)

May 05, 2005, 03:56 PM // 15:56	#5
Soul Monarch Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In the between. Guild: Heros Etc. Profession: Me/N	I played PvP on dial-up during a few BWE's and I was quite good at it. The only challenge is occasionally loading into the area AFTER your teammates, but that's really only a problem in Arena, not GvG or Hall of Heros. As to lag on dial-up: I never once had any. The game is fully capable of transmitting everything it needs to at dial-up speeds.

May 05, 2005, 06:14 PM // 18:14	#6
akuryou13 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Brink of Insanity	I kinda figured it would work, thanks for confirming. laughs at ranja

May 05, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02	#7
davidmor Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peoples republic of New York	I play PvP and PvE on dialup and it plays great. I haven't seen any lag in PvP, and only an occasional little stutter in PvE in the heavily populated areas. With the full retail version, all the files are on your machine so it doesn't have to download them. I arrive at the same time as my teammates, and once in a while I am actually there before them. This game is amazingly 56K friendly and I usually connect at roughly 42K! I especially like the idea that updates are streamed in the background so I never have to wait for the game to update <ahem Steam!> before I play.

May 05, 2005, 07:04 PM // 19:04	#8
akuryou13 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Brink of Insanity	I'm on 28.8K, and everything works extremely smoothly for me, I was just curious if the same was true for PvP

May 05, 2005, 07:45 PM // 19:45	#9
butcherboy Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005	I forget that it is an online game for a while while playing and the PvP interm-sear quests never seem to lag for me.

May 06, 2005, 02:53 PM // 14:53	#10
akuryou13 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Brink of Insanity	I played PvP yesterday, and it ran just fine. I'm on 28.8 and I had no lag, just as if I was playing the normal game. WOO!

May 06, 2005, 03:27 PM // 15:27	#11
Zeta Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: the good 'ole south	i have not tried the PvP portion yet, but the PvE runs pretty good on my comp. i'm at about 28.8k and i have only experienced a few little hiccups while playing but nothing to distract from the overall gameplay.